Where does “ipakita” come from?

ipakita (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kita, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kita — we, us, our.

ipakita (Tagalog): to show; to let someone see

Definitions

  1. to show; to let someone see

Ancestry of “ipakita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogkitaSecond-person form, used when speaking directly...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(i-)kitawe, us, our
3Proto-Austronesian(i-)kitawe, us, our
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kita →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)kita →Every word from Tagalog kita →
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